Faster Than Sound: The Story of Supersonic Flight by Bill Gunston (Hardback, 1992)

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This account of aviation looks at the theory of the speed of sound and the concept of the sound barrier, together with examining man's attempts to break this barrier. This book covers all aspects of supersonic aircraft as well as aerospace machines that operate from ordinary airfields.